DataTables inserts DOM elements around the table to control DataTables features, and you can make use of this mechanism as well to insert your own custom elements. In this example a DIV with a class of 'toolbar' is created using sDom, and then HTML is inserted into the created DIV once the table has been initialised. You could put whatever HTML you want into the toolbar and add event handlers etc.
For more complex DOM manipulation around the table, you might want to consider making use of DataTables feature plug-in API, which is used for TableTools and other DataTables plug-ins.
| Rendering engine | Browser | Platform(s) | Engine version | CSS grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trident | Internet Explorer 4.0 | Win 95+ | 4 | X |
| Trident | Internet Explorer 5.0 | Win 95+ | 5 | C |
| Trident | Internet Explorer 5.5 | Win 95+ | 5.5 | A |
| Trident | Internet Explorer 6 | Win 98+ | 6 | A |
| Trident | Internet Explorer 7 | Win XP SP2+ | 7 | A |
| Trident | AOL browser (AOL desktop) | Win XP | 6 | A |
| Gecko | Firefox 1.0 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.7 | A |
| Gecko | Firefox 1.5 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A |
| Gecko | Firefox 2.0 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A |
| Gecko | Firefox 3.0 | Win 2k+ / OSX.3+ | 1.9 | A |
| Gecko | Camino 1.0 | OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A |
| Gecko | Camino 1.5 | OSX.3+ | 1.8 | A |
| Gecko | Netscape 7.2 | Win 95+ / Mac OS 8.6-9.2 | 1.7 | A |
| Gecko | Netscape Browser 8 | Win 98SE+ | 1.7 | A |
| Gecko | Netscape Navigator 9 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.0 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.1 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.1 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.2 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.2 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.3 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.3 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.4 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.4 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.5 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.5 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.6 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.6 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.7 | Win 98+ / OSX.1+ | 1.7 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.8 | Win 98+ / OSX.1+ | 1.8 | A |
| Gecko | Seamonkey 1.1 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A |
| Gecko | Epiphany 2.20 | Gnome | 1.8 | A |
| Webkit | Safari 1.2 | OSX.3 | 125.5 | A |
| Webkit | Safari 1.3 | OSX.3 | 312.8 | A |
| Webkit | Safari 2.0 | OSX.4+ | 419.3 | A |
| Webkit | Safari 3.0 | OSX.4+ | 522.1 | A |
| Webkit | OmniWeb 5.5 | OSX.4+ | 420 | A |
| Webkit | iPod Touch / iPhone | iPod | 420.1 | A |
| Webkit | S60 | S60 | 413 | A |
| Presto | Opera 7.0 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | - | A |
| Presto | Opera 7.5 | Win 95+ / OSX.2+ | - | A |
| Presto | Opera 8.0 | Win 95+ / OSX.2+ | - | A |
| Presto | Opera 8.5 | Win 95+ / OSX.2+ | - | A |
| Presto | Opera 9.0 | Win 95+ / OSX.3+ | - | A |
| Presto | Opera 9.2 | Win 88+ / OSX.3+ | - | A |
| Presto | Opera 9.5 | Win 88+ / OSX.3+ | - | A |
| Presto | Opera for Wii | Wii | - | A |
| Presto | Nokia N800 | N800 | - | A |
| Presto | Nintendo DS browser | Nintendo DS | 8.5 | C/A1 |
| KHTML | Konqureror 3.1 | KDE 3.1 | 3.1 | C |
| KHTML | Konqureror 3.3 | KDE 3.3 | 3.3 | A |
| KHTML | Konqureror 3.5 | KDE 3.5 | 3.5 | A |
| Tasman | Internet Explorer 4.5 | Mac OS 8-9 | - | X |
| Tasman | Internet Explorer 5.1 | Mac OS 7.6-9 | 1 | C |
| Tasman | Internet Explorer 5.2 | Mac OS 8-X | 1 | C |
| Misc | NetFront 3.1 | Embedded devices | - | C |
| Misc | NetFront 3.4 | Embedded devices | - | A |
| Misc | Dillo 0.8 | Embedded devices | - | X |
| Misc | Links | Text only | - | X |
| Misc | Lynx | Text only | - | X |
| Misc | IE Mobile | Windows Mobile 6 | - | C |
| Misc | PSP browser | PSP | - | C |
| Other browsers | All others | - | - | U |
| Rendering engine | Browser | Platform(s) | Engine version | CSS grade |
DataTables
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#example').dataTable( {
"sDom": '<"toolbar">frtip'
} );
$("div.toolbar").html('Custom tool bar! Text/images etc.');
} );